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Sarah Palin Admits to Repeat Dressing on the Today Show

We’ve all experienced repeat dressing—that is, the realization that you’re wearing the exact same outfit you had on the last time you hung out with this friend, went on a date with this person, or had a meeting with this boss. But few of us have realized this moments before appearing on national television, as was the case with Sarah Palin when she guest hosted the Today Show yesterday.

Palin tackled a broad range of subjects on the morning show, from the Jessica Simpson pregnancy weight gain hate to the Tina Fey impersonation, but it was one of her final comments, as reported by Styleite, that made this fashion girl’s ears perk up.

“I wasn’t going to go all Johnny Cash on ya today, but what I showed up in to wear, Matt, happens to be the same jacket—the pink jacket—from a consignment shop that I had worn in an interview with you almost four years ago,” admitted Palin to Matt Lauer. “I watched the clip last night, I said, ‘Todd! What the heck am I going to wear? They’re going to think I have nothing else to wear!”

OK, three things: One, bonus points for the Johnny Cash reference (and yes, Palin did look a bit severe in her black-on-black ensemble). Two, she buys her clothing at consignment shops?! It seems like just yesterday that her shopping spree at Neiman Marcus caused major problems for the McCain campaign. And three, I couldn’t help but wonder if she’s been reading my mind, because the line, “They’re going to think I have nothing else to wear!” is exactly what runs through my head every time I get dressed and reach for the same outfit I always go for. Be honest: have you had any repeat dressing experiences? And if you have, would you pull a Palin and switch up your outfit at the last minute? Discuss!